Jackie Lyne

Jackie Lyne (1923 - 15 December 1993) was an Irish retired Gaelic football trainer, selector and player. His league and championship career with the Kerry senior team spanned twelve seasons from 1943 to 1954.[1]

Jackie Lyne
Personal information
Irish name Seánín Ó Laighin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-back
Born 1923
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 15 December 1993 (aged 70)
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Killarney Legion
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1943-1954
 Kerry 34 (5-12)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 8
All-Irelands 2
NFL 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:57, 11 December 2016.

Born in Killarney, County Kerry, Lyne was raised in a family that had a strong association with the game of Gaelic football. His brothers, Dinny and Mikey, both enjoyed All-Ireland success with Kerry. Lyne's nephew, Pat Spillane, was an eight-time All-Ireland medal winner with Kerry between 1975 and 1986.

Lyne played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at St. Brendan's College. Here he claimed a Dunloe Cup medal before later winning county senior championship medals as a dual player. Lyne subsequently joined the Killarney Legion club and enjoyed an eighteen-year senior championship career, winning one county senior championship medal in 1946.

Lyne made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was selected for the Kerry minor team in 1941. He enjoyed one championship season with the minor team, however, he ended the year as All-Ireland runner-up. Long made his senior debut in a tournament game in 1943. Over the course of the next twelve seasons, he won two All-Ireland medals in 1946 and 1953. Long also won eight Munster medals. After being dropped from the Kerry team prior to the 1954 All-Ireland final, he played his last game for Kerry later than year in a tournament.

After being chosen on the Munster inter-provincial team for the first time in 1945, Lyne was an automatic choice on the starting fifteen for much of the next decade. During that time he won three Railway Cup medals.

In retirement from playing, Lyne continued his association with Kerry by becoming involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector with the Kerry senior team that claimed All-Ireland honours in 1955. Over a decade later Lyne returned to the senior team as trainer. In his four seasons in charge he guided the team to two successive All-Ireland Championships, three successive Munster Championships and two National Leagues.

Honours

Player
University College Cork
Killarney Legion
Kerry
Munster
  • Railway Cup (3): 1946, 1948, 1949

Selector
Kerry

Trainer
Kerry
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References
  1. "A Legendary Kerry Family - The Lynes of Cleeney". Terrace Talk. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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